Flatwork ironer



July 30, 1929. C. @..REEPS FLATwoRK IRoNER A TTORNEYS,

Patented July 30, i929.

rs rrr CHARLES o. Baars, or O'HIcAeO, ILLINOIS, Assrsuon To THEPaosrnnifry coureur ING., OF SYRAC'USE, NLEW YORK,

A. CORPORATION F NEW YORK.

FLAQWQRK IEONER.

application sled April 14,

This invention relates to fiat work ironing machines and has for itsobject a particularly simple and eflicient arrangement of the ironingelements or instruments by which a machine of large capacity occuples acomparavertical, longitudinal, sectional view of such ironing machine,parts being omitted.

This ironing machine comprises generally, parallel series of ironinginstruments arranged to Viron or inish both sides of the work, oneseries ironing or finishing one side of the work and the other seriesthe opposite side of such work and means for automatically conveying thework from one series to the other.

Preferably, the series of ironing instruments are arranged horizontally,that is, in upper and lower horizontal series.

1 designates generally, the upper series and `V2 the lower series, theseironing means or instruments of the series being supported by a suitableframe designated generally 3. The upper series as here shown comprisesheated hollow chests or tables 4 which are heated by steam or any othermedium and rollers 5 coacting 'with the tables, the tables usuallyhaving concave ironing faces corresponding to the curve of the rollers5, that is, the rollersare nested in the concave faces of the'chests.The rollers are suitably supported in any 0 well known manner and areacted upon by.

springs located in the housing 6 in the usual manner. Also, the rollersare power driven in any well known manner.

As ironing machines or so called flat work 5 ironers vhaving similarconcave chests and rollers are well known to those skilled in the artand as the manner of mounting and actuating the rollers 5 relatively tothe Chests 4 is well known, further description is thought to beunnecessary.

The lower series of ironing instruments 2 comprises a flat-table orchest or a plurality A of tables or chests 7 having upper and lower flatironing faces, these chests 7 being also steaml heated in any well knownmanner.

`1926. Serial No. 101,919.

.rolls 8 located at intervals along the upper face of the tables orchests 7 and conveyor belts 9 and 10 which run over the upper and lowerfaces of the tables or chests 7 respectively, one run of the belt 9extending between the rollers 8 and the upper face of the chests ortables 7. The conveyor 9 is guided over. suitable idler rolls 12, 13,14,15 and 16 carrled by the frame and one end portion thereof extendsupwardly over a power actuated roller 17 located in position to receivethe work from one end of the upper series of ironing instruments.y

The belt 10 also extends over similar guide vroller 18 or a belt thereonto be described, and

rollers 19, 20, 21 and 22 carried by the frame 3 and over a poweractuated pulley 23 located above the level of the table 7. Also aconveyor belt 24 has opposite runs thereof -opy roller 31 over which itruns. The power actuated rollers 17, 27, 23 and 31 as well as the rolls5 may be actuated in any suitable manner or by any suitable and, wellknown mechanism. It is sufficient for an understanding of this inventionto bear in mind that the belts must be driven in some fashion.

The work is Ouided from the belt 24 to the upper ironing lface of thetables or chests 7 by a delector 32 and from the upper face ofthe'tables 7 to the lower faces thereof, or to the belt 10 by adetlector 33.

In operation, the work is fed byone operator or group of operators onthe belt 30 and carried to the first roll 5 and moved by the i rotationof the roll 5 over the ironing face of the chest 4 coacting therewith,and is then moved successivelybetween the faces of the rollers 5 andchests 4 of the upper series to the rear end of the frame 5 where thework is passed between the upward extension of the belt 9 or the portion25 thereof and the conveyor belt -24 and carried thereby to the upperface of the ironing tables or chests 7 where it is carried by the belt10 over such ironing faces, the work being pressed against 75 posed tothe upward ortions 25 and 26 of the v the face by the rolls 8. When thework reaches the front end of the chests 7 it is carried to the oppositeorlower face of the tables or chests 7 by the belt 10 and is againconveyed to the rear end of the machine by the belt l where it can beremoved from the belt 10 or the run 26 thereof by another group ofoperators.

This machine is articularlyfadvantageous in that it is particu arlycompact and of great capacity. For instance, .the machine here shown isa four roll machine and takes up less space than a six roll flat workironer of the same capacity. It is also particularly ad: vantageous inthat the upper series irons or finishes the lower face of the work whilethe lower series 2 of the ironing instruments finl ishes or irons theupper face. of the work or the opposite face to that which is ironed bythe rolls 5 and chests 4.

What I claim is:

1'. A at'work ironer comprising cooperating rolland shoe mechanismbetween which the work is passed to iron one side of thework against theshoe, a platen ironing ele- 'ment having an upper flat ironing face, the

platen element being located below the roll and shoe mechanism, conveyorbelt means vhaving a downwardly moving run from the delivery end of theroll and shoe mechanism, and a horizontally extending run over the.upper face of the platen element and running in the opposite directionto that in which the Work travels through the roll and shoe mechanism, asecond conveyor belt having an inner downwardly moving run opposed tothe downwardly moving run of the former belt to carry the work from thedelivery end of the roll and shoe mechanism to one end of the platenelement whereby the horizontal run of the former belt draws the workalong the platen element with the opposite side of the work toward theplaten element.

2. A flat work ironer comprising cooperating roll and shoe mechanismbetween which the work is passed to iron one side of the work againstthe shoe, a platen ironing element having an upper flat ironing face anda lower flat ironing face, the platen element being located below theroll and shoe mechanism, conveyor belt means having a downwardly movingrun from the delivery end of the roll and shoe mechanism, and ahorizonvtally extending run over the upper face of the platen elementand running in the opposite direction to that in which the work travelsthrough the roll and shoe mechanism, a second conveyor belt having aninner downwardly moving run opposed to the downwardly moving run of theformer belt to carry the work from the-delivery endl of the roll andshoe mechanism to one end of the platen element whereby the horizontalrun of the former belt draws the work along the platen element with theopposite side of the work toward the platen element, the second belthaving an outer upwardly moving run and a third conveyor belt having ahorizontal run running along the lower face of the platen element and anupwardly extending portion at its opposite ends to coact with the firstconveyor at the discharge end of the upper face of the platen elementand with the outer run of the second conveyor at the discharge end ofthe lower face of the platen element.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto l

